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High-resolution elevation map of Mount Maunganui

A black and white high-resolution elevation map of Mauao and surrounding land at Mount Maunganui.

A high-resolution elevation map of Mauao and surrounding land at Mount Maunganui, drawn from Land Information New Zealand data, showing landslide features. Two ancient landslides, or paleolandslides, above the campground site are labelled L1 and L2.

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Rights: Martin Brook, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Published: 11 February 2026Size: 1.43 MB
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